The Secret Feast of Father Christmas
 

My first-ever novel should be on sale by the end of the week. In the meantime, you can read the first three chapters here if you like.

Also, I finally launched my writing website yesterday. I'll be tinkering with it plenty, but I've posted a story about my time with WDI.

Oooh, I like this!!!!

Wow, congratulations!

That was awesome, can't wait to read more!

I really enjoyed the "What is show writing" page on your website. :snap:

AWESOME!!!

Full congratulations on the first full novel. I will be reading it soon.

Is there an intended audience? Adults/Kids/teens?

I don't have to worry "The Secret Feast of Father Christmas" is a Soylent Green type thing do I? (although that could be kinda cool...)

The book is labeled as Young Adult, and is aimed at thoughtful readers 12 and up. I suspect it will mean more to grown-ups than to younger readers, though I hope a broad age range will enjoy it.

I've been getting a lot of cannibal and zombie jokes, and because the front cover has a reindeer on it, many have asked if the deer gets eaten. No. Venison is not on the menu, and horror buffs will be severely disappointed. Maybe for the sequel, though.

Ahh, yeah I could see that connection, "secret feast" venison. I wonder if flying reindeer rump roast tastes different than normal reindeer rump roast.

No flying reindeer in my book. Father Christmas, yes. Santa Claus, no.

I can't wait to find out what people think.

I can't wait to read it!

Will it be available as an e-book anywhere?

Yes, but it will take a while longer.

The print edition came online TODAY! (Only at the publisher, but check it out.)

It's posted to Amazon, but the cover image isn't up and it says 'temporarily out of stock.' I'm told it may take a week or two for the major online stores.

But if you are going for the print edition, I make a slightly bigger cut if you buy from iUniverse. :)

E-book should be along in two or three weeks. (Or, I hope, even sooner. Things have progressed a little faster than what I was told, so here's hoping.)

So, am I the first one to order a print copy?

congratulations !!!! :cheers:

The cover image is up now, and it looks great! :snap:

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It's on Amazon!

The paperback and Kindle editions are now purchasable on Amazon. I just bought the Kindle edition for myself. :D

downloaded to kindle. Its so exciting to know such talented people.

Nook availability should happen very soon! The print editions just listed at Barnes and Noble yesterday. :)

I put your book in my Amazon cart so I wouldn't forget and the husband ordered it last night. My copy is on it's way, I can hardly wait to read it!

Last night, I had my first public book signing, during my hometown's Christmas tree lighting celebration. It went great. I sold a decent sized stack of books, and met a lot of interesting people, including several other local authors.

Here's how I was dressed:
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Also, the Nook ebook version is now available!

The teen stole my new book. He says it would make a great movie. That seems like a rave review from a teenager, you should be proud!

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That's wonderful to hear! As it takes place in New Zealand, I sometimes fantasize that I'll get a call from Peter Jackson someday. (It would be a much smaller scale movie than The Hobbit, though, and would not lend itself to being stretched to three installments.)

Once you get a chance to get your hands on it, I can't wait to hear what you think. And if you or your son are so inclined, by all means post a review at Amazon! I got my first five-star review there a couple of weeks ago. It was from my Mom. :D

PS - There are now two songs from the novel available for listening at my website. Scroll down to the embedded player to hear:
1- Heaven Song and Angel Sound - the anthem sung in Chapter One
2 -The Magpie's Christmas - a very silly song that is purported to be Father Christmas's favorite.

Great news! Cory Doctorow sure chose an attention-grabber of a headline. I guess I asked for it, but I hope I'm not de-friended or disowned as a result. (It's not really an atheist novel, even though I am.)

The comments are already a riot. I responded to a couple, but I could lose my mind if I keep that up.

Read my novel for free!

The full text of The Secret Feast of Father Christmas is available on my website for the next eight days. (Dec. 19-26) In fact, it's up a day early, so go ahead right now if you wish. And tell anyone you know who might be interested!

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Well don't I feel silly for purchasing the hard back. ;)

And are you supposed to be able to download and save the PDF? That seems like it could be a problem for you.

I've had it on my kindle for months now and just remembered it this weekend. I think I'm only about a 1/4 the way through but loving it so far.

I've been unable to figure out how to disable that option. But, an author friend of mine did the same thing last year, and his sales more than doubled. He looked at it as comparable to a Creative Commons agreement. As long as no one tries to profit from it, he feels this expands his readership, and that can only be a good thing.

There is no question that this is a newbie experiment on my part. Risk nothing, always wonder.

Don't I remember reading something about your mom recently? I don't want you getting in any trouble....

My Mom reads 50 books a month usually, sounds like they would throw out her reviews. I will review the book when I finish it, kid too.